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Master blaster David Warner’s guns spiked by ball-tampering scandal The one-year ban brought an end to a miserable tour of South Africa for David Warner in which he failed to reach his customary heights with the bat and was at the centre of a series of controversies. CRICKET   Updated: Mar 28, 2018 17:11 IST Reuters, Sydney David Warner was banned for a year by Cricket Australia on Wednesday following the ball tampering scandal.(Reuters) David Warner  was a young firebrand with a prodigious talent for batting who made an unlikely transformation into the vice captain of the Australian test team with ambitions of one day taking the top job. Those ambitions were ended on Wednesday when he was banned for  12 months by Cricket Australia  for his decisive role in the ball-tampering scandal that has rocked the country to its core. The ban also brought an end to a miserable tour of South Africa for the  31-year-old opener in which...

CBSE orders re-exam of Class 10 Maths, Class 12 Economics papers after ‘leak’  The CBSE said on Wednesday the Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics board exam will be held again over reports of paper leak. The dates for the retest will be announced on the CBSE website within a week, the Board said. “The Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the view to upholding the sanctity of the Board examinations and in the interest of the fairness to the students, the Board has decided to reconduct the examinations in the subjects,” a CBSE statement said. View image on Twitter Neelam Pandey ✔ @NPDay Official order from CBSE on mathematics and economics board exams leak - dates to be announced soon @ htTweets 3:09 PM - Mar 28, 2018 59 97 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy At a press conference later...

GST: All businesses asked to register on e-way bill platform ahead of April 1 rollout Prakash Kumar, GSTN CEO, said so far only 11 lakh businesses and transporters have registered on the e-way bill platform, and most of the registrations are likely to happen at the last minute. BUSINESS   Updated: Mar 28, 2018 16:44 IST Press Trust of India, New Delhi The GST Council, earlier this month, decided on a staggered rollout of the e-way bill starting with inter-state from April 1, and intra-state from April 15.(Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO) With just three days left for the e-way bill roll out, the government has asked businesses and transporters to enroll on the dedicated platform as only around 11 lakh entities have registered so far, officials said on Wednesday. Businesses would be required to present the electronic way (e-way) bill to a GST inspector (if asked) for inter-state transportation of goods worth over Rs 50,000 through road, railways, airways and...

Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor gave nod for 102 Not Out in 10 mins: Director Umesh Shukla Director Umesh Shukla reveals how he convinced Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor to play an old father-son duo in his film, 102 Not Out. BOLLYWOOD   Updated: Mar 28, 2018 16:22 IST Amitrabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor play father and son in 102 Not Out. Veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor agreed to do  102 Not Out  soon after the narration of the script, director Umesh Shukla has saod. Billed as the most unusual father-son story, 102 Not Out is based on playwright Saumya Joshi’s popular Gujarati play of the same name. “When we narrated the idea to both of them, they said okay to the script within 10 minutes. Once they knew the essence is so good, beautiful and playful, also with lot of depth and emotions, they liked it all,” Shukla said. The upcoming comedy-drama reunites the powerhouse performers on screen after 27 years. The two acto...

These two Syrian artists collaborate to document how war has affected their country For one night on stage in Beirut, Kevork Mourad’s live sketches combined with Kinan Azmeh’s clarinet to create a whirlwind of images to mirror the seven years of war that have made their country unrecognisable. ART AND CULTURE   Updated: Mar 28, 2018 15:56 IST Reuters, Beirut Kinan Azmeh plays the clarinet as Kevork's live sketches create a whirlwind of images in the background during their performance.(REUTERS) One is the grandson of an Armenian troubadour who fled to Syria in 1915. The other is a descendant of a Syrian army chief who died fighting the French in 1920. One hails from Aleppo, the other from Damascus. Both Syrian artists call New York, where they met 17 years ago, home. For one night on stage in Beirut on Monday, Kevork Mourad’s live sketches combined with Kinan Azmeh’s clarinet to create a whirlwind of images to mirror the seven years of war that h...

How Kim Jong Un is building North Korea’s bargaining power for talks with US, South Korea For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the meeting with Kim Jong Un ensures Beijing will not be left out of any deal struck between the United States and North and South Korea, experts said. WORLD   Updated: Mar 28, 2018 14:14 IST Reuters, Beijing/Seoul A woman walks past a TV broadcasting a news report on a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in Seoul, South Korea.(Reuters Photo) North Korean leader  Kim Jong Un’s visit to China , countering what had been growing estrangement between the Cold War allies, is likely to bolster Pyongyang’s leverage going into a planned summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump. For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the meeting with a long-troublesome neighbour ensures Beijing will not be left out of any deal struck between the United States and North and South Korea, ...

Income Tax dept freezes some bank accounts of Cognizant: Report Cognizant allegedly failed to pay the dividend distribution tax of more than 25 billion rupees in the 2016-17 financial year. BUSINESS   Updated: Mar 28, 2018 13:02 IST Reuters Cognizant said it had paid all applicable taxes due on the transaction.(Reuters File Photo) The  Income Tax department  has frozen Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp’s bank accounts and deposits in Chennai and Mumbai for allegedly evading a dividend distribution tax (DDT), according to a report on Tuesday. A  Cognizant  spokesperson confirmed the report and said in a statement that a court has instructed the tax department not to take further action pending further hearings. Cognizant failed to pay the tax of more than 25 billion rupees ($385 million) in the 2016-17 financial year, the Hindu newspaper reported, citing officials from the tax department. Cognizant said it had paid all ap...

Maharashtra government withdraws circular that extended school working days till April 30 The Maharashtra Academic Authority (MAA), Pune, issued a notification on March 26 that mandated Class 1 to Class 9 students to attend school till April 30. MUMBAI   Updated: Mar 28, 2018 16:18 IST The notification stands withdrawn... and the decision of MAA has been cancelled, Vinod Tawde said.(HT File ) In a relief to students and parents, the Maharashtra education department on Wednesday withdrew a controversial circular that extended school working days across the state by over a month. The Maharashtra Academic Authority (MAA), Pune, issued a notification on March 26 that mandated Class 1 to Class 9 students to attend school till April 30. Majority of schools shut for summer vacations by early to mid-April. After an uproar over the circular, state education minister Vinod Tawde announced in the Legislative Council that the circular has been withdr...